Advertisement
Police say a semitrailer's computer data says it was going above the speed limit when it slammed into a line of vehicles on an Indianapolis highway, killing a
Witnesses say a toddler was rescued in Lake Michigan after he drifted away from his family on an inflatable duck in Indiana.
!['It's been a fun road': William Roberts battles back on mound but Washington Township loses in state final](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/KKD98E5hRMpyK4GGuYS0KX53Vzs=/400x225/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-sandbox-sandbox-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/HG6JGNEGWRE7VIE6AHPALTKE7A.jpg)
'It's been a fun road': William Roberts battles back on mound but Washington Township loses in state final
It didn’t end the way Washington Township wanted it to Monday as University defeated the Senators 4-1 in the Class A state championship game at Victory Field.
Scores, schedules and highlights in Sports from the Region in Northwest Indiana.
![On impeachment, Pelosi has to pick her poison](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/hjIl-jdbwdIdXCt2zyL1iHMjm60=/400x225/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-sandbox-sandbox-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/JEEXJTWHDRHWPIPFE6FWZQSLCM.jpg)
On impeachment, Pelosi has to pick her poison
Pelosi says that Trump has committed impeachable offenses — but she declines to open an inquiry into whether he should be impeached.
![Open house offers families a chance to learn about the Dunes](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/fJ94YOkrgEGBEgNeuB7V_XpBQpo=/400x225/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-sandbox-sandbox-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/72OLZCMS7FDSJC5TDZDLNEZ6JM.jpg)
Open house offers families a chance to learn about the Dunes
Dunes Learning Center offered families a range of activities during a recent open house.
Special education teacher Alexis Anderson-Harper has requested to meet with Emergency Manager Pete Morikis.
Hammond Councilman Robert Markovich came in fourth in the Dem primary race.
Witnesses said Esquivel was "acting strangely and erratically, yelling at everyone and running around the parking lot," court records said.
![Free summer food program energizes Northwest Indiana kids](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/7iSTXtemivIYIll4o8pj6thpql4=/400x225/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-sandbox-sandbox-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/FG2TTQT22NEGVHD3ODEPRPNBAE.jpg)
Free summer food program energizes Northwest Indiana kids
Valplayso Park in Valparaiso is one of several sites across Northwest Indiana providing meals and snacks for kids 18 and younger.
![Quickly](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/8hN_LFx79Sb62kWxyujwEiprQoU=/400x225/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-sandbox-sandbox-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/VMGXDTIBMNBSNJVKEAMKR6U2JY.jpg)
Quickly
Quickly for Tuesday, June 18
![Former Gary schools chief theft trial set for Sept. 30](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/lbZrOXgeEh0UQMZw71W48u6yF90=/400x225/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-sandbox-sandbox-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/WXHSJSFQPJG37JTUIOM6VBLCRY.jpg)
Former Gary schools chief theft trial set for Sept. 30
The trial date for former Gary schools chief Cheryl Pruitt has been set for Sept. 30.
![Officials expect differences in Valparaiso building projects to lure tenants](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/CCjDz1I0Gs_KF5BLyCpSzJ3O7cU=/400x225/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-sandbox-sandbox-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/EQRLKOHAYJCULC7CIPR5FWN7SM.jpg)
Officials expect differences in Valparaiso building projects to lure tenants
“It’s a different market, different context, different users,” Patrick Lyp, Valparaiso economic director, said.
![A man spread the ashes of his wife of 64 years into their favorite Indiana lake. Then he 'dropped dead.'](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/6rolRrc2V2mzYUFc1tr8Nydb71w=/400x225/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-sandbox-sandbox-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/2FHJMYAWNJB6NFPC77AJH5KSUE.jpg)
A man spread the ashes of his wife of 64 years into their favorite Indiana lake. Then he 'dropped dead.'
Minutes after fulfilling his wife’s final wish – scattering her ashes in Stone Lake – Ralph Miyata joined her, first into the lake, then into the afterlife.
Advertisement
![Merrillville teen, 16, killed in Xbox robbery remembered as a prankster, avid gamer](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/z7E9MCwiRjbAu8J3lrgucpuUuEA=/400x225/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-sandbox-sandbox-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/2GROJNUILVAL5ODYDYDXSH2YY4.jpg)
Merrillville teen, 16, killed in Xbox robbery remembered as a prankster, avid gamer
Johnny Peluyera, 16, died Wednesday in Gary, where his father took him to sell an Xbox to an online buyer near 51st Avenue and Maryland Street, police said.
Leanne Hoagland-Smith on small business.
Father's sense of humor leaves a lasting impression on Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker.
![Documents: Gary principal to be fired over confrontation with mother, failure to prescreen 'annoying award' for autistic boy](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/6b2pKGAGFYlc7MRW8W73Snrt9lM=/400x225/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-sandbox-sandbox-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/7S5JIVOF2ZHTHM5PP4U7GFVWPA.jpg)
Documents: Gary principal to be fired over confrontation with mother, failure to prescreen 'annoying award' for autistic boy
The pending termination notice alleges that Royal failed "to handle (herself) in a professional manner toward the student’s mother."
!['I just have to keep building': Raymond Jones recovers from 'freak' injury, returns to form with RailCats](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/nubd71CBjlO24zmphG8A2uv2Sqg=/400x225/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-sandbox-sandbox-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/WXQXGKQGSBFCZGXKMJNLUITHYE.jpg)
'I just have to keep building': Raymond Jones recovers from 'freak' injury, returns to form with RailCats
Raymond Jones had been on the RailCats' radar for a year before manager Greg Tagert signed the outfielder at the beginning of June.
Scores, schedules and highlights in Sports from the Region in Northwest Indiana.
![Live in the Ville highlights music, food of Hessville](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/i_7dglnuWSK_t22pyP1wKfEdFJk=/400x225/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-sandbox-sandbox-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/UPPGG5256ND2HLRWWWDPCL22Z4.jpg)
Live in the Ville highlights music, food of Hessville
The Live in the Ville event brings attention to Hessville businesses.
Singer Steve Lawrence a favorite for Father’s Day memories
Columnist Phil Potempa recalls singer Steve Lawrence, who announced this week that he's diagnosed with the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.
![Quickly](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/zCuCTck3wwJWWf_U0_ft5X5zlOY=/400x225/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-sandbox-sandbox-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/BXZKFVGC3FDF5D7KIGBX46KTIU.jpg)
Quickly
Quickly for Monday, June 17
Upcoming events around the area